Watching iron men run horizontally across the baseline for close to 4.5 hours is certainly not the best demonstration of tennis.

Sergi Bruguera has stopped playing now, and there is actually more strategy invloved with claycourt tennis than on grass. I like the fact, that you don't need a huge serve to succeed and the old moonball down the centre tactic doesn't work anymore on clay. There is much better use of angles, spin and tactics on claycourt tennis, plus I do enjoy the different movement skills and that the endurance levels can play a part as well.

Then again with this kind of topic is very subjective, I know you don't like claycourt tennis and that's your choice. I know I don't like grass court tennis match and there was a time that I swore I wouldn't go anywhere near a grasscourt. I got over my allergy and appreciate it for the differences of grasscourt tennis, but it will never be my favourite surface.

__________________“ On Nadal bumping him on the changeover, Rosol said: "It's ok, he wanted to take my concentration; I knew he would try something".

Wilander on Dimitrov - "He has mind set on imitating Federer and yes it looks good. But he has no idea what to do on the court".

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Originally Posted by Filo V.

I definitely would have preferred Gaba winning as he needs the points much more, but Jan would have beaten him anyway. I expect Hajek to destroy Machado, like 6-1 6-2.

Verkerk only played on grass for the first time last year. So were Malivai Washington or Chris Lewis talented players? I doubt if they were more talented than say Petr Korda or Rios to use an example who never made Wimbledon finals, but had success on other surfaces.

Your above statement isn't necessarily true. I will give you a scenario.

Agassi vs Nalbandian who would win on clay? Then who would win on grass? Do you think Agassi would win on both, or just on grass? The fitness levels would be cancelled out, so who do you think would win and why?

__________________“ On Nadal bumping him on the changeover, Rosol said: "It's ok, he wanted to take my concentration; I knew he would try something".

Wilander on Dimitrov - "He has mind set on imitating Federer and yes it looks good. But he has no idea what to do on the court".

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Originally Posted by Filo V.

I definitely would have preferred Gaba winning as he needs the points much more, but Jan would have beaten him anyway. I expect Hajek to destroy Machado, like 6-1 6-2.